Nursing home report
Booneville, KY · Medicare-certified · 91 beds
4 of 5 stars overall. Owsley County Health Care Center has a 5-star health inspection rating and 4-star staffing, but a 1-star quality measures rating; reported nurse staffing is 4.02 hours per resident per day, slightly below the 4.1 federal benchmark, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.0242 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.0242.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited April 2019 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F
The home failed to monitor antibiotic use properly. Cited April 2019 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 881 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: F
The home failed to tell residents or their representatives in writing how long their bed would be held after a hospital transfer or therapeutic leave. Cited January 2022 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 625 — 42 CFR §483.15 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to coordinate resident assessments with required screening and make needed service referrals. Cited January 2022 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 644 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited April 2019 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
